Children of the Monkey

Plot

Dario, father of a disabled child, begins to receive attention from his brother's teenage son, discovering that he prefers him to his own. In the growing complicity with his nephew he finds the son he would have liked to have, he takes on the role of the father he could have been. An illusory and dangerous role-playing game that will put the entire family at risk.

About Children of the Monkey

Children of the Monkey (Italian: I figli della scimmia) is a 2026 Italian drama film directed by Tommaso Landucci, in his feature directorial debut, and co-written with Damiano Femfert. It stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Fausto Russo Alesi, Lidiya Liberman, Cristina Odasso, and Tancredi Naldini. The film had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2026, where it won the section's Best Screenplay and Best Actor (for Scamarcio). It will be theatrically released in Italy by Medusa Film on 17 September.

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